Organization, Trust and Control: A Realist Analysis
@article{Reed2001OrganizationTA, title={Organization, Trust and Control: A Realist Analysis}, author={M. Reed}, journal={Organization Studies}, year={2001}, volume={22}, pages={201 - 228} }
This paper develops a critical realist analysis of trust/control relations within and between complex organizations. It suggests that trust/control relations are most usefully seen as structures of interrelated `positioned-practices' which generate, shape and constrain the development of contrasting forms of expert power in a range of organizational contexts. The paper opens with a general overview of a number of currently influential theoretical perspectives on trust/control relations in… Expand
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